SVG EUROPE (Aug. 2018)

Founded in 1971, FOR-A’s first product was a video timer, but since those early days the technology portfolio has expanded and now includes HD, 4K/UHD, 8K and 12G production processing solutions, HDR/WCG and IP-based products. Our Sit Down with Peter Hattan, general manager of FOR-A UK, started with a look ahead to Amsterdam........

SVG (Jul. 2018)

With almost half the world’s population tuning in to the 2018 world football event, high-resolution and reliable, live video of the games was critical to broadcasters throughout the globe. Some of the worlds’ premier public broadcasters trusted FOR-A to deliver pristine imagery in a multitude of formats to fervent fans watching the quadrennial event........

TV Technology (Aug. 21, 2017)

Two heads are better than one, that is the philosophy that For-A and InSync Technology are going with as they work to develop 8K UHDTV signal processing equipment. This collaboration between the Japan and U.K.-based companies, which has resulted in the formation of the new company InSync Technology Products, is meant to help support current and future international program distribution.......

Technologies for Worship (Apr. 2017)

Valley Baptist Church in Bakersfield, California is a growing multi-campus ministry. With 4500 in weekly attendance, the church produces television for external and internal use. With our Today's Walk broadcast on TV and Radio, quality is very important to us.......(p.62-63)

HD Pro Guide (Jan. 2017)

FOR-A Corporation of America is pleased to announce that Cable 14 in Hamilton, Ontario CANADA has recently purchased an Odyssey Insight Production Server to be used for pre-recorded openings, closings, and for the insertion of pre-produced segments into programming produced for the Greater Hamilton Area.........

InBroadcast (Dec. 2016)

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will present a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award to the FOR-A Company. One of three recipients recognized for Live Production Technology Beyond HD to Achieve Non-Interpolated Video for Instant Replay, FOR-A was the fist manufacturer to release and put into a practical application, an ultra-high-speed 4K resolution camera with up to 900fps - the FT-ONE, for live sports production........(p.8)

digital media world (Dec. 2016)

FOR-A is one of three recipients recognized for 'Live Production Technology Beyond HD to Achieve Non-Interpolated Video for Instant Replay' among the winners of the Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for 2016. FOR-A was the first manufacturer to release and have put into a practical application, an ultra-high-speed 4K resolution camera with up to 900 fps - the FT-ONE, for live sports production........

APB (Oct. 10, 2016)

Representatives from AIMS, Sony, Evertz and Newtek will come together to discuss interoperability between various standards.......
As part of the Each Method of IP Live Transmission Proposals and Its Development From Now session on Friday, November 18th, from 3pm-5pm, this discussion will be followed by a panel discussion to be moderated by Masanori Wada, general manager, engineering department, FOR-A.......

4rfv.co.uk (Jun. 25, 2016)

A major television network has selected FOR-A's new processors as part of the recent U.S. Presidential Election Coverage.
The network installed four FA-505 Processors to feed a large video wall display comprised of several monitors in a studio, designed specifically for the U.S. Presidential Election Coverage......

TVNewsCheck (Jun. 6, 2016)

Omega Broadcast Group, a sales, equipment rental and production service provider in Austin, Texas, like most broadcasters and other TV professionals, is well aware that today is a time of transition between the well-established, dominant format of HD and the up-and-coming format of 4K.....

TVNewsCheck (Feb. 7, 2014)

FOR-A, based in Cypress, California, says that several of its products are being used for production at the Winter Games in Sochi. Networks in the U.S., Canada, Brazil and Japan are deploying the company’s 4K super slow motion camera, video archiving recorder and frame rate converter technology for their coverage of the sporting events.

Emmy Online (Feb. 5, 2014)

The FOR-A Group was recently honored as a recipient of the 2013 Technology & Engineering EmmyR Awards from the National Academy of Television Art & Sciences (NATAS). The awards were presented at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on January 9th.

Government Video (Jan. 30, 2014)

When the Communication Arts Department at the Long Island campus of the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) began the process of upgrading its studio to HD last year, the school looked for a reliable, cost-effective switcher.

TV Technology (Jan. 17, 2014)

“We welcome the AXF initiative and once it’s a SMPTE standard, we’ll gauge its acceptance in the industry, and our engineers will see what custom7r benefits we can provide by migrating our product line to the AXF standard,” said Andrew Alexander, vice president of FOR-A for Canada in Toronto.

SVG (Nov. 8, 2013)

AT CCW 2013, FOR-A will display a number of its solutions in booth #909. Among the booth highlights will be the company’s 4K super slow motion camera, video production switcher and video stabilizer technology.

SVG (Oct. 15, 2013)

FOR-A Corporation of America announces that its FT-ONE full 4K variable frame rate camera has been used to capture high-quality footage of sports action in super slow motion for several Red Bull Media House productions this year, including last summer’s Red Bull Wake Open in Tampa, Florida.

TVtechnology (Sep. 3, 2013)

CYPRESS, CALIF. ?The National Press Club in Washington offers video production solutions, and studio and editing facilities to a versatile group of clients that includes everything from public relations and corporate agencies to local PBS stations.

Pro Video Coalition (Apr. 16, 2013)

Pedro Silvestre, Sales Director at FOR-A, tells us about several of the products FOR-A showcased at their booth during NAB 2013. He details some of the capabilities of the FT-ONE, talks through a workflow for the camera and explains the benefits of their new HD switchers.

ThomasNet.com (Apr. 9, 2013)

Suited for file-based production workflows in ingest, playback, and playout applications, MBP-120SX and MBP-125SX are 1 RU servers that can capture files from external XDCAM drive or network drive, convert HD/SD-SDI signals to MXF files in real-time, and support up to 8 channels of embedded audio.

BROADCAST NEWSROOM (Apr. 9, 2013)

FOR-A Company Limited, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, is introducing the HVS-XT100 and HVS-XT110 HD/SD portable video switchers at the NAB convention.

TVNewscheck.com (Apr. 2, 2013)

Just like football fans would love to see the Vince Lombardi Trophy that’s awarded to the Super Bowl champion each year, broadcasters would love to the see the hi-tech cameras used to shoot the game.
Those broadcasters are in luck at this year’s NAB.

NoFilmSchool(Feb. 1, 2013)

The FOR-A 4K high-speed camera from FT-ONE didn’t get all that much attention when it was first announced, due in part to the fact that it’s probably going to be a rental only, but also because the name of both the company and the camera are easily confused and/or forgettable.

TVTechnology(Jan. 22, 2013)

For-A said its HVS-350HS HD/SD 1.5 M/E digital video switchers and its HVS-300HS HD/SD portable vide switcher are currently in use at five of the nine sites run by the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission of Sacramento, Calif.

tv-bay(Jan. 30, 2013)

FOR-A Corporation of America, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, announces that San Jose, California-based Cathedral of Faith has implemented a FOR-A HVS-350HS video switcher as part of their HD overhaul. The churchs system was recently converted to HD in two phases and integrated by the Texas-based company Spectaveris.

Thomasnet.com(Jan. 7, 2013)

For-A said its HVS-350HS HD/SD 1.5 M/E digital video switchers and its HVS-300HS HD/SD portable vide switcher are currently in use at five of the nine sites run by the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission of Sacramento, Calif.